The New Business of Healthcare - 4 Contact Hours

Course overview

Dynamic and evolving changes continue to ensue in the healthcare industry, affecting all healthcare organizations. These changes affect the consumer and the work of healthcare providers in all types of care settings. This course provides nurses with the foundational components that comprise the business of healthcare and the movement toward a value-based healthcare system. Nurses practicing in any healthcare setting will gain or enhance their knowledge regarding components of the healthcare industry, including an overview of the current state of healthcare organizations and systems, healthcare reform, healthcare quality, healthcare system redesign, healthcare economics, consumers, and healthcare providers. The nurse will also explore content related to the cost of care and movement toward a value-driven future, healthcare reform on a federal and state level, redesigning models of care, care transitions, healthcare payment models, consumer engagement and activation, and clinician engagement. As these elements are implemented in healthcare to improve quality and cost, nurses must become more knowledgeable of the dynamic and evolving components of the healthcare industry.